JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHILATELY VOLUME 40 MAY-JUNE 2002 NUMBER 5 Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games: The Olympic Village Postal Facilities COVER FROM CANADA TO THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE AT SALT LAKE CITY WITH THE GREEN SECURITY MARKING. TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLES Salt Lake City’s 2002 Winter Olympics, a “Superb Games”: Part 2 Mark Maestrone 3 Philately of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics The Olympic Village Postal Facilities Mark Maestrone 12 Andrew “Boy” Charlton, Australian Swimming Legend Bruce Tomkins 14 21st Summer Universiade, Beijing, China George E. Killian 20 “Greetings From America” Stamps With Sports Themes Glenn Estus 26 REGULAR FEATURES & COLUMNS President's Message Mark Maestrone 1 Postal Stationery Corner Glenn Estus 28 Reviews of Periodicals Mark Maestrone 30 News of Our Members Margaret Jones 32 New Stamp Issues John La Porta 33 Commemorative Stamp Cancels Mark Maestrone 36 SPORTS PHILATELISTS INTERNATIONAL 2002 OLYMPIC PRESIDENT: Mark C. Maestrone, 2824 Curie Place, San Diego, CA 92122 VICE-PRESIDENT: Charles V. Covell, Jr., 2333 Brighton Drive, Louisville, KY 40205 WINTER GAMES SECRETARY-TREASURER: Andrew Urushima, 906 S. Idaho Street, San Mateo, CA 94402 DIRECTORS: Glenn A. Estus, P.O. Box 451, Westport, NY 12993 3 Norman F. Jacobs, Jr., 2712 N. Decatur Rd., Decatur, GA 30033 John La Porta, P.O. Box 2286, La Grange, IL 60525 Sherwin Podolsky, 3074 Sapphire Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93063 Jeffrey R. Tishman, 37 Griswold Place, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 Robert J. Wilcock, 24 Hamilton Cres., Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5ES, England AUCTIONS: Glenn A. Estus, P.O. Box 451, Westport, NY 12993 MEMBERSHIP: Margaret A. Jones, 5310 Lindenwood Ave., St. Louis, MO 63109 SALES DEPARTMENT: John La Porta, P.O. Box 2286, La Grange, IL 60525 WIMMING S Sports Philatelists International is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the study and collecting 14 of postage stamps and related collateral material dealing with sports (including Olympics) and recreation and to the promotion of international understanding and goodwill through mutual interest in philately and sports. Its activities are planned and carried on entirely by the unpaid, volunteer services of its members. Annual dues: $20.00 U.S./Canada (first class mail), $30.00 overseas (airmail). 2001 SUMMER JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHILATELY UNIVERSIADE PUBLISHER: John La Porta, P.O. Box 2286, La Grange, IL 60525 20 EDITOR: Mark C. Maestrone, 2824 Curie Place, San Diego, CA 92122 ASSISTANT EDITOR: Sherwin Podolsky, 3074 Sapphire Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93063 ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Glenn A. Estus, P.O. Box 451, Westport, NY 12993 John La Porta, P.O. Box 2286, La Grange, IL 60525 AD MANAGER: Norman F. Jacobs, Jr., 2712 N. Decatur Rd., Decatur, GA 30033 CIRCULATION: Margaret A. Jones, 5310 Lindenwood Ave., St. Louis, MO 63109 PUBLICITY: Glenn A. Estus, P.O. Box 451, Westport, NY 12993 SPORTS THEME The Journal of Sports Philately is published bimonthly in odd numbered months. Advertising Rates: Cover STAMPS $35.00; Full Page $32.00; Half Page $17.00; Quarter Page $10.00. Advance payment required. Camera ready copy must be supplied by the advertiser. Publishing deadlines: Jan. 15, Mar. 15, May 15, July 15, Sept. 15, Nov. 26 15 for the following issue. Single copy price (postpaid): $3.50 (US/Canada), $5.50 (overseas). The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and they do not necessarily represent those of the editor, the officers of SPI or the position of SPI itself. All catalogue numbers quoted in this publication are from Scott's Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue unless specifically stated otherwise. SPI and JSP do not guarantee advertisements, but accept copy in good faith, reserving the right to reject objectionable material. Vol. 40, No. 5 APS Affiliate Number 39 ISSN 0447-953X May-June 2002 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE by Mark Maestrone Election & Dues Renewal Time Once again, it’s time to elect officers and Games. He contributes frequently to our journal board members of your society! about these interests. Those of you who attended Readers will note that we are saying goodbye our last convention at ROMPEX in 2001 will recall to a couple of long-serving board members: that Dale gave a talk about interesting facets of Sherwin Podolsky and Glenn Estus. the 1960 Winter Olympics to our group. Sherwin, a charter member of SPI, has held For those of you that pay attention to my nearly every office in the society over the 40 years President’s Messages, you will recognize Bernard of our existence. During my terms as President, I “Bernie” McGovern’s name. In our last two elec- have welcomed his sage advice and boundless tions he’s served as our Nominations Chairman. energy. He has also provided me, as Editor, with Over the past few years, he has also worked a critical eye, while contributing countless articles valiantly in Florida to “educate” those on the and columns to our journal. I am certain that Tampa 2012 Olympic bid committee about the were it not for some health problems that he is advantages of using philately to get their message currently experiencing, he’d be right here volun- across. Unfortunately, their bid did not make the teering more of his time and energy for our soci- U.S. Olympic Committee’s first cut last fall. Ber- ety. nie’s collecting specialty is fencing. Glenn has been our Auction Manager since I look forward to working with both these 1987, so he can hardly be faulted for wishing to try gentlemen, and urge all members to take a few his hand at other things. Knowing Glenn, I’m sure moments to cast your ballots. he’ll continue contributing to SPI in other ways, Readers will also note that enclosed with this especially by imparting his specialized knowledge issue are your renewal envelopes for the 2002- of the Lake Placid Olympics through the pages of 2003 membership year. If you did not receive a this journal. renewal envelope, that means you are paid up for Replacing Sherwin and Glenn on the board the upcoming year. will be Dale Lilljedahl from Texas, and Bernard Please pay your dues promptly so that our McGovern from Florida. Membership Chairman, Margaret Jones, doesn’t Dale specializes in the 1924 Paris Olympic have to send you a reminder. Besides, you would Games and 1960 Squaw Valley Olympic Winter not want to miss any issues of JSP! The SPI web site is located at: http://www.geocities.com/colosseum/track/6279 Mark Maestrone: [email protected] John La Porta: [email protected] Charles Covell: [email protected] Sherwin Podolsky: [email protected] Andrew Urushima: [email protected] Jeffrey Tishman: [email protected] Glenn Estus: [email protected] Robert Wilcock: [email protected] Norman Jacobs: [email protected] Margaret Jones: [email protected] Journal of Sports Philately May/June 2002 1 This Could Be Your Ad Space! Do you have something to sell? Looking for something for your collection or exhibit? All members (excluding dealers) are entitled to one free adlet per year of this size. Just send your camera ready copy (no illustrations, please) to your editor, Mark Maestrone, at 2824 Curie Place, San Diego, CA 92122, or via email to me at [email protected] SPI Rapid Notification Service Do you collect new U.S. sport and Olympic commemorative postmarks? If so, then you need to take advantage of SPI’s Rapid Notifica- tion Service. For more information send a self- addressed stamped envelope to William E. Fraleigh, 5 Rose Hill Farm, Red Hook, NY 12571-9418, U.S.A. 2 May/June 2002 Journal of Sports Philately Figure 1. Park City hosted the most Olympic sports – 8 of 15 – as shown on this large format post card distributed free by the city’s marketing department. Salt Lake City’s 2002 Winter Olympics, a “Superb Games”: Part 2 by Mark Maestrone were now herded through snaking rows of barricades. I think we all felt a bit like cattle at the hen I left off in Part 1 of my story, Norm last round-up! Eventually, though, we were all on our and Kathy Jacobs and I had just spent way. Total exit time from the top of the mountain to a fun-filled day watching the men’s our car: about 2 hours. W halfpipe snowboard competition at the Speeding home (the freeway between Park City Park City Resort (Figure 1). and Salt Lake City was never crowded!) we took just As we tromped back down the mountain, along enough time to change from our cold-weather gear with the 20,000 other snowboard fans, it dawned on into more comfortable clothes before once again us that there was no way we would make the 7:00 setting off. p.m. face-off of that evening’s France vs. Belarus men’s ice hockey match in Provo. HOCKEY PUCKS & HOT DOGS Of all the Olympic venues, the Park City Resort turned out to be the most difficult and time- Provo, about an hour south of Salt Lake City, is the consuming to depart from. The sea of spectators, home of Brigham Young University (BYU) as well as having already been ushered the few blocks from the the site of the Peaks Ice Arena, the secondary ice resort to the park-and-ride shuttle bus pick-up spot, hockey venue for the Games (Figure 2). Journal of Sports Philately May/June 2002 3 Arriving late for the competition had its benefits the concession stand expecting more interesting as we breezed right onto a shuttle bus from the dishes. After all, this was an indoor venue with parking lot at the BYU stadium to the ice arena.